Aluminum. History & Metallurgy

by Fathi Habashi

The present volume is a collection of some papers published by the author during the period 1993–2008. They are reproduced here in facsimile edition arranged under the headings: The Pioneers, Metallurgy, and Selected Topics. In the last section a paper on the position of aluminum in the Periodic Table is included, another on gallium since it is mainly produced as a by-product of the aluminum industry, and the history of aluminum as illustrated on postage stamps. Also included are selected chapters on the chemistry of aluminum and some of its compounds. The collection gives a rapid and fully illustrated review of the history and extractive metallurgy of aluminum. 160 pages. ISBN 2-922686-12-4. Published March 2008. Price $40 + postage.

Table of Contents

    Part I — The Pioneers

  1. Sainte-Claire Deville
  2. Castner
  3. Hall and Héroult
  4. Søderberg
  5. Bayer

    6. Part II — Metallurgy

  6. Extractive Metallurgy of Aluminum
  7. History of Aluminum Alloys

    8. Part III — Selected Topics

  8. Aluminum and Its Position in the Periodic Table
  9. Aluminum, Alumina, and Aluminum Silicates
  10. History of Aluminum on Postage Stamps
  11. Gallium Update
 Aluminum. History & Metallurgy